Tag: textures

It has been a while since I posted last but… life happens and even the best plans and intentions change depending on circumstances. I am back on track again (kind of, sort of) so the plan is to be here a little bit more often…

I wanted to play with some AB Studio papers which I have received from Aga Baraniak at the start of summer but never managed to even open the box full of goodies.

Let me tell you, quality of these papers is amazing! They are lovely and thick and take wet media like not many others! I used Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists on them and… they work together a dream!

As well as papers, I also stamped out some flowers on ‘music note paper’ and cut them out as embellishments + stencilled leafy designs in the background.

Some more texture was added by running streaks of hot glue and sprinkling Art Stones randomly over it.

My favourite part of the whole project is definitely the animal skull – it makes the look more masculine and somewhat ‘rough’… Love it!

I’ve been in a bit of dark mood recently and this is the fruit of my crafty darkness…I wanted to utilise some of my beloved Canvas Corp Brands products but with, hopefully, a bit more grungy outcome..Using Canvas Corp Printed Cardboard as a base, I played with Tattered Angels Naturally Aged kit – Peeled Paint. It created a very textured look with the original cardboard circle prints showing underneath. I totally love the effect!!!In the process, the paint bubbled so I rubbed it off uncovering the layers underneath – another bonus!To add even more texture, I embossed various background stamps.As a base for the ‘face’, Architextures Short Base Wings were in perfect contrast with the darkness of the rest of the layout.The MDF wings were coloured with Tattered Angels Colour Wash; so was the face.
As the final touch, I mixed some deco stones with Glimmer Glaze and spilled it around the wings.

Can you see that texture?!?!?!
Let me tell you – DesignIt paste from Colourcraft UK is amazing!
I put it into a lace mould (one for cake decorating), gave it a couple of hours to dry and… a detailed, flexible lace came out!

All the colours are Metallic Aztec Paints by Colourcraft C&A Ltd – the project can out so much better than expected.

A crafty friend of mine, Mark Gould, is an extremely talented man. He’s an accomplished mixed media teacher who has recently released his own stamps. I couldn’t resist and purchased one of them, called ‘Gypsy Rose’.

To colour the stamp, I used Brusho powders.
They have also been used to create the background on the canvas.

Tattered Angels have released a new paint collection – Colour Wash.
It has been created bring out the natural beauty and tint the surface at the same time. Formulated with a special blend of ingredients the paint works so well for painting, tinting and staining wood and natural surfaces. This water-soluble paint can be used on any natural, rustic, rough, textured wood or natural surface. You can apply it with a brush or as a mist – depending on the area and type of your base material.

Having been tasked with testing one of the first sets ever produced, I went to a local Country Baskets and spent a small fortune on numerous wooden and wicker items to be able to play as much as possible. My verdict: the Colour Wash is so awesome!!!

I sprayed the Vanilla Milkshake on the wreath to make it look more distressed and it worked wonders!
I then painted the working with Vanilla Milkshake, Red Wine and Purple Rain allowing them to flow into each other and create shades.

So far so good – I could still see all the natural textures and lines on the wood. Perfect!

The plain wooden heart-shaped coasters needed some love too – Red Wine Colour Wash and white stencil paste did their job and made them look yummy!

The wreath was ready for putting together – wording, flowers and some very rustic wooden mini-hearts created the base.

The final assembly was focused mainly around tying strips of lace and ribbon onto the wreath; then tying in the used-to-be coasters onto strings of red rope.

That’s how my fun tester turned into a full-blown crafting session with a gorgeous boho outcome.

I am a huge Depeche Mode fan… Yes, I know… most of you have probably no idea what or who I am talking about… well… DM is a band that started in the 80s and is still recording… Their most popular album was called Violator and one of the songs from that album has inspired me to make this piece.

I had some leftover corrugated paper and plenty of random colourful alphas… there was no way I was ever going to use them so instead of making my bin their new home, I used them to show my interpretation of one of my favourite songs…